1. FTSE 100 live: Stocks hit new record
FTSE 100 up 55 points at 8,227.
2. Apple results galvanised the market: Here’s why
Tim Cook’s cash-rich tech conglomerate declared a record-beating, largest-in-US-history share buyback programme that will see one hundred and ten billion dollars given back to shareholders.
3. Glencore mulling bid for Anglo American
This comes after BHP Group’s US$39 billion all-paper offer was rejected by Anglo last week.
4. Shell, INEOS granted licences in latest North Sea allocation
A new wave of 31 North Sea licences were awarded on Friday, marking the third and final set offered under the UK’s 33rd offshore round.
5. Warpaint London bosses sell £31.5mln worth of shares
Shares in the AIM-listed group have surged higher after full-year results last month, which revealed pre-tax profit had jumped 136% to a record £18.1 million.